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Closing Down the Right Way
Blue Avocado shares steps for how a nonprofit organization can shut down its operations and ride into the sunset gracefully.
Nonprofit Retirement: Part 1 of 3
This issue we begin a three-part series on nonprofit retirement, written by Blue Avocado columnist Steve Zimmerman. You’ve read about how organizations should prepare for people retiring, but not much about how you can prepare. In our trademark …
Gas Rates, Volunteers, and Justice: Reader OpEd
Many people don’t realize that on their personal tax returns volunteers can deduct mileage expenses incurred as part of volunteering.
Is It Time for an Audit?
Blue Avocado explores if an audit is worth the expense for a nonprofit’s board of directors in these tough economic times.
Overtime Pay for Nonprofit Preschool Teacher?
Some employers think that paying an employee a salary or designating an employee a “teacher” exempts that employee from the overtime rules. This is simply not the case.
The Best Way to Raise Money? Choose a Revenue Strategy
What’s the best way to raise money? Start by figuring out who are the best potential supporters of our work and why, what those people are interested in, how to reach them, and how much to ask them for.
Nonprofit Budgets Have to Balance: False!
There are some good reasons why nonprofits sometimes have deficit budgets, that should be left that way. Find out why.
Pay Off My Student Loan or Pay Into a 401K?
At student has $2,000 saved up and wonders if she should pay off her student loan, or pay into a 401K at work.
